The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-05-07
Editorial Notes.

immigration is increasing the population
of this country at the rate of about 5000
week.
The Belt Democratic Club of the Fourth
Precinct, 9th district of Baltimore county, has
endorsed Hon. Charles B. Roberts for Gov
ernor
The representatives of the English bond
holders and the committee of the Virginia
Legislature have been discussing Virginia s
debt for some days past, but no satisfactory
settlement seems probable.
Huper's Weekly still ably supports the
Cleveland administration, and intimates that
the Mugwumps have finally left the Republi-
can party. In fact, that journal thinks the
party is rapidly going to pieces.
A recent letter to the ADVOCATE from a
prominent Democrat of Baltimore, and one of
the best posted men in the state on political
matters, says that if Mr.. Roberts goes into the
campaign in earnest he can be nominated
beyond doubt.
Aphorisms are much in vogue, in some
quarters. Here is one that will serve good
purpose, rightly applied: Brass is a poor
substitute for brains, and staggering impu'
dence will not supply the place of modest
merit, among cultured people.
The West Virginia Legislature has elected
Hon. Chas. J. Faulkner United States Sena-
tor. Senator Lucas, appointed by the Gov
ernor month or more since, contends that
the Legislature had no right to elect, and will
contest the seat before the United States
Senate.
An active Democrat of Freedom district
called at the ADVOCATE Office few days ago
to look over the files of the ADVOCATE to see
the resolutions passed by the district four years
ago, endorsing Mr.. Roberts for Governor.
He found them in the issue of August 18th,
1888, and says the resolutions still represent
the sentiment of the district.
Gov. Ross, of Texas, being invited to at
tend the State Prohibition convention, has
written letter declining. The Governor says
he is opposed to prohibition, and in drawing
a contrast between his own state and Maine,
the home of prohibition, says 'Texas has
more churches, spends more money on edu-
cation, has more wealth according to popula-
ton, has fewer divorces, fewer labor strikes,
and fewer paupers than Maine"
The Baltimore City Democratic Convention
met on Thursday night. After lengthy dis
cussion ever resolutions naming dates for
primaries and another set. as a substitute, to
adjourn until the 18th day of August, to await
the action of the State Central Committee, the
substitute was adopted by vote of lls to 81.
Speakers on both sides talked much about
purity of elections and reform, and primaries,
conventions and the general election, it may
be expected, will be above criticism.
The Kentucky Democratic State Conven-
ton on Wednesday adopted platform in
which the Administration of President Cleve-
land is endorsed as economic and clean, and
favors honest civil service reform in the strict
est measure of personal and party response
bility, but opposes the substitution. in room
of this, of life tenure, civil pension list and
all other appendages of a bureaucratic system
foreign to the genius of our institutions and
people; denounces the present war tariff, and
demands that taxes shall be abolished OF
lowered upon the necessities of life. This is
sound Democratic doctrine, and it would be
well for fedgling editors who want to be
leaders to get the Kentucky declaration Of
principles and study them. Gen. RuGkner
was nominated for Governor by reclamation,